June 27 – July 1
AED Opening Workshop in Washington, DC
July 1 (Friday)
10:00am-11:00am Visit the Newseum
11:00am-12:00pm Discussion with the Executive Producer James Wright of Al Jazeera’s social media show “The Stream”
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch at the Newseum Café
1:00pm Depart DC for Richmond
4:00pm Arrival and Residence Hall Check-In on VCU Campus
6:00pm Dinner & Richmond’s First Fridays Art Walk (We will spend the evening strolling through Richmond’s burgeoning arts and cultural district).
July 2 (Saturday)
10:00am-11:00am Welcome Brunch with the Global Education Office and School of Mass Communications (Temple Building)
11:30am-1:00pm Campus Tour & Orientation – Getting to Know the Interns, Schedule, and Expectations (GEO – Franklin St. Gym)
1:00pm-6:00pm Lunch and Shopping (Target/Wal-Mart/Kroger)
July 3 (Sunday)
10:00am-5:00pm Challenge Discovery Ropes Course: This is a high-adventure activity that begins with a series of warm-up activities to get us going and then “low ropes” and “high ropes” events on the ropes course. Much climbing, jumping, swinging and balancing will add to the fun and adventure. At Challenge Discovery, participants use their team to support their efforts to go beyond what they think they can do.
July 4 (Monday)
Independence Day Celebration with Host Families: You will visit an American family’s home in groups of two for an Independence Day Celebration.
July 5 (Tuesday)
9:00am Visit VCU Card Office to receive VCU ID Cards
3:00pm Tour of Cary St. Gym and membership registration
July 6 (Wednesday)
3pm-5pm Tour of media organization
July 7 (Thursday)
Visit to non-profit clients’ offices
July 8 (Friday)
12:00pm-1:30pm “Potluck” style lunch and introduction to “Conversation Café” style dialogues (The Center @ VCU)
2:00pm-4:00pm Children at Peter Paul Development Center will lead IYLEP participants on a tour of their neighborhood
July 9 (Saturday)
Kings Dominion Amusement Park Trip
July 10 (Sunday)
Learn about an important event in American history at the Historic St. John’s Church reenactment of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech.
Meet as a group to plan cultural activities for July 15th visit to Peter Paul Development Center/Discuss July 17 Dialogue topic (GEO – Franklin St. Gym)
July 12 (Tuesday)
Visit to non-profit clients’ offices
July 13 (Wednesday)
3pm-5pm Tour of media organization
July 15 (Friday)
Morning – meet to go over last minute preparations for PPDC cultural activities
2:00pm-4:00pm IYLEP participants will lead cultural activities for children enrolled in Peter Paul Development Center’s Global Education Awareness Program
July 16 (Saturday)
Shopping Day at Short Pump Mall/Best Buy/Ross/Target
July 17 (Sunday)
11:00am-12:00pm Meet as a group to plan outdoor activities for July 22nd PPDC campus visit (GEO – Franklin St. Gym)
1:00-3:30pm Richmond Action Dialogues leads “Conversation Café” style dialogue – topic to be determined by group by July 10th. (The Center at VCU)
July 19 (Tuesday)
3:00pm-5:30pm Richmond Action Dialogues – Conflict Resolution Workshop (The Center at VCU)
July 20 (Wednesday)
1-2:30pm Richmond Public Library Vicarious Travel presentation
July 21 (Thursday)
Wal-Mart shopping trip
Students must have everything packed and ready to go for camping
July 22 (Friday)
9:30am-12:00pm Richmond Action Dialogues – Training on how to lead conflict resolution activity with PPDC kids
2:00pm-4:00pm PPDC kids visit VCU Campus/Outdoor games in Monroe Park
Depart Richmond for Shenandoah River Outfitters (overnight camping trip)
July 23 (Saturday)
10:00am – 2:00pm Tubing on the Shenandoah River
4:00pm Luray Caverns Tour & Dinner
July 24 (Sunday)
Hiking near Shenandoah River Outfitters
Return to Richmond
July 25 (Monday)
5:00pm-8:30pm Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters “Duck Tagging” event
July 27 (Wednesday)
Interns available to take students shopping in the afternoon/evening
July 28 (Thursday)
5:00pm-8:00pm Project presentations to Social Media Club of Richmond, networking reception with clients
July 29 (Friday)
Pack up all GEO kitchen items in apartments and put back in storage
2:00pm-4:00pm Facilitate Conflict Resolution activity with kids at Peter Paul Development Center
5:00pm-6:00pm Return to VCU’s campus to debrief
July 30 (Saturday)
Volunteer at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Annual Duck Race fundraiser.
IYLEP 2011 Farewell Dinner
Pack luggage
July 31 (Sunday)
Return comforters to GEO/load luggage van
Leave Richmond at 10am for day in Colonial Williamsburg
Shopping at Williamsburg Outlet Mall
Arrive in VA Beach by 6pm (luggage van arrives)
August 1 – 2 (Monday – Tuesday)
Virginia Beach
August 3 (Wednesday)
Have luggage in hotel lobby by 9:00am
Leave for New York City!
August 4 – 7 (Thursday – Sunday)
AED closing conference in New York City
Global Education Office IYLEP Director:
Amanda Davis
817 W. Franklin St., Room 108
Richmond, Virginia 23284
Office: (804) 828-8792
Cell: (804) 319-9814
Email: davisak6@vcu.edu
Note: GEO Interns will also be planning weekly optional activities for IYLEP participants (examples include: trip to movies, shopping at the mall, local museum visits, outdoor activities, etc).
This schedule is current as of June 2, 2011 and may change. The final schedule will be handed out upon arrival.